Toy.



E. LEVAY & E. SAS.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1912.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 9, 3917.

Application filed May 24, 1917. Serial No. 170,618.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we. EUGENE LEVAY and ELMER SAs, both subjects of theKing of Hungary, residing at New York, in the county and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy and has as its principal object toprovide a combination between an unupsettable doll and a toy bank. Afurther object is to provide such a toy with a closure with a slot forthe admittance of coins which is removable and replaceable, but whichwill be rendered unsuitable for another use when once removed so that,while in order to remove the money from the bank it is not necessary tospoil the doll, still the temptation of opening the bank too often andtaking out the money before the bank is full, is materially reduced bythe necessity of providing a new closure after each opening.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a rear elevational, Fig. 2 a. side elevational view of thedoll, broken open to show the bank in vertical cross section.

Figs. 3 and 4 are plan and sectional views, respectively, of the closureof the bank, before inserted therein.

The same reference character designates the same. part throughout thedifferent views. 7

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 5 is a doll of the unupsettable orself-erecting type, made of some light sheet material, with roundedsides and bottom, except in the center of the latter, which is flat, asat 6. These dolls are usually made with a counterweight in the bottomwhereby they always regain their upright position whenever moved outtherefrom.

In our invention, the counterweight is replaced by a toy bank,preferably made of a cast metal bottom, 7, and a metal shell 8 with around top as shown. A slot 9 is provided in the bottom or base 7 for theadmittance of coins into the bank. An undercut recess 10 is made in theouter surface of the base 7, of larger diameter than the length of theslot 9, into which fits a circular, concavo-convex metal plate 11. Afterbeing inserted in the recess 10, the plate 11, constituting the closureof the bank, is pressed on until it flattens out and thereby engagesfirmly the recess 10. In order to remove it therefrom, it must forciblybe pulled out by some tool inserted in the slot 12, with which the plate11 is provided, which operation will mutilate the plate so that itcannot be used again and a new closure will have to be provided to makethe device operative again as a toy bank.

The weight of the bank itself is so calculated as to be suificient toact as a counterweight in righting up the doll, especially as theheaviest weight is at the bottom, but, when money is deposited therein,the weight of the same will further increase this action, in proportionto the amount of coins deposited, and thus the reaction of the doll whenmoved out of its erect position is approximately indicative of theamount of coins deposited in the bank. increasing thereby the interestof the child in the toy, and in filling it with coins.

Various changes in the construction of the device, as above described,may be resorted to, without departing from the scope of the presentinvention, as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

We claim 1. The combination with an unupsettable doll with a toy bankserving as counterweight therefor.

2. A toy comprising. in combination. a doll with round sides and bottom.having a flat portion in the center of the latter, and a toy bank setinside of said doll. near the bottom thereof.

EUGENE LEVAY. ELMER SAS.

